MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part 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
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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