MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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 Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses 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
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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