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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take classes 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 MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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