MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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