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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes 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.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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