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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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