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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in 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.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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