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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in 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.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Romania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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