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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
all over 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.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Serbia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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