MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in 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.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the 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 reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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