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
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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