MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in 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 online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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