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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes 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.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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