MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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