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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part 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.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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