MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses 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.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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