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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around 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 online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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