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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes 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.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also reviews 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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