MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
students
all over 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.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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