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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education enable
people
all around the world
to participate in 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 massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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