MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants 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.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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