MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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