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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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