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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
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 classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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