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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
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.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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