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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
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 MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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