MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants 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 MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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