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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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