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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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 online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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