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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
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.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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