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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of 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 massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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