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 is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate 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.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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