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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all over 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 massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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