MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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 Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in 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 MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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