MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part 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 massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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