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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner 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 e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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