MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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