MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take 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
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
