MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
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.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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