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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take 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 massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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