MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take 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.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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