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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in 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 MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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