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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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