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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in 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.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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