MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
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
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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