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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
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 MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Laos to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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