MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
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.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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