MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in classes 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 MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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