MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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