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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
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.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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