MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
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 online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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