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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Poland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|