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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|