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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online education are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
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 online MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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