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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take 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.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Niue to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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