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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in 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.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
People want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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