MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in classes 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
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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