MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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