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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
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 open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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