MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses 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 massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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