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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
all over 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.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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