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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate 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
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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