MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate 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.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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