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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in 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.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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