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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take 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.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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