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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
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
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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