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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes 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 online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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