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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses 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 MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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