MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
learning technology have empowered
humans
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.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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