MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes 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.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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