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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses 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 online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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