MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
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.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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