MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
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
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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