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.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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