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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take 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.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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