MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take 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.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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