MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes 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.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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