MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
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 massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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