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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take 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.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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