MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants 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 MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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