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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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 MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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