MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes 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 massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Argentina to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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