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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
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.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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