MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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