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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take 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.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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