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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online education technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around 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.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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