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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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