MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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 is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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