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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes 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.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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