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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses 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.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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