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 is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online learning technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes 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
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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