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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online learning are enabling
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes 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.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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