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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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