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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
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 massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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