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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part 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.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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