MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning are providing the means 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.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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