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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take 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.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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