MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in 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.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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