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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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