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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take part in courses 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 online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Libya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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