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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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 massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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