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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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