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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
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 MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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