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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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