MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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