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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in 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
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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