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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
students
in nations all around 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
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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