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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in 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 online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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