MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning enable
people
all over 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 online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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