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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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