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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in 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.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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