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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants 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.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major 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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