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
book
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes 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
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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