MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Greece to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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