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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants 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.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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