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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate 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 online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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