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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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 massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Iran to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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