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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants 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.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Angola to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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