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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
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.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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