MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses 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.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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