MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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