MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
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 MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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