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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
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
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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