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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
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
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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