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.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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