MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
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 massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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