MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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