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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
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.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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