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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Monaco to conduct these MOOCs?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
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 distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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