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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
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 online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important 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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