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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning have enabled
learners
in all parts of 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.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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