MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver 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.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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