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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver 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.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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