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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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