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
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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