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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate 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 massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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