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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in 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.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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