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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around 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.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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