MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses 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 online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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