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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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