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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
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
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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