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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part 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 massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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