MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
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
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
