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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in 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.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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