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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations 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 open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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