MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
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.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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