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.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
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 online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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