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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in 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.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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