MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
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.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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