MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
ventures.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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