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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in 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 MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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