MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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