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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes 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.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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