MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in 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
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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