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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
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 open courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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