MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take 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.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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