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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes 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.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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