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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to take part 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 MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
India to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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