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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses 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 massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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