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 is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
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.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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