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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take classes 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 massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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