MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants 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 MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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