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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
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
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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