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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part 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 massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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