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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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