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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part 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.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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