MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and 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.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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