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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all over 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.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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