MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
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 massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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