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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
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.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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