MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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