MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
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 MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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