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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
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.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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