MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes 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.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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