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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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