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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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