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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
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 online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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