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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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