MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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