MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
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
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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