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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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