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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in 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.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also investigates the
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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