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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
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
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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