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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
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
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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