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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take 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.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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