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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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