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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses 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.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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