MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
elearning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take 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
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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