MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning enable
people
all over the world
to be participants 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 massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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