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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in 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.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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