MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants 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.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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