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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
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
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews 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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