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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
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 MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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