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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses 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.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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