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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning have empowered
humans
all over the world
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 MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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