MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants 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 massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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