MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
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.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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