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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate 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 online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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