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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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 online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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