MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses 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.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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