MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate 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 massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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