MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
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 online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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