MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take 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.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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