MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants 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 MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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