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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in classes 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.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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