MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses 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.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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