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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate 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
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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