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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
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 massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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