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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
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.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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