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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
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 massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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