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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants 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.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines 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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