MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
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
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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