MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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