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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses 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.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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