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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take 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 MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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