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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
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
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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