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.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
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
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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