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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
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.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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