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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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