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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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