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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes 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.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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