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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes 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.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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