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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning are empowering
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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 massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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