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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses 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
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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