MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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