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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning have enabled
people
in all parts of 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.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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