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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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