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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in 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.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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