MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take 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.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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