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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses 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 online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
People want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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