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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in 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.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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