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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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