MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Anguilla to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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