MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants 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 massive open courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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