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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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