MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
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 classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|