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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take 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 massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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