MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
all around 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 courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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