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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
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 online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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