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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part 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 massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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