MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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