MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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