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 Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate 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.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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