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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take 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.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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