MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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