MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate 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.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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