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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
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 massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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