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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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