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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes 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.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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