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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses 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 online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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