MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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