MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
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.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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