MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes 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 massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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