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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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