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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education have provided the means for
learners
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.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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