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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in 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.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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