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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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