MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
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.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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