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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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