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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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