MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
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
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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