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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses 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 MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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