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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around 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.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines 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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