MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate 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.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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