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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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