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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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