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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take 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.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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