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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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 massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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