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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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 massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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