MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part 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 MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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