MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part 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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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