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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes 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.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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