MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 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
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes 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 massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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