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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants 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.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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