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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
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 massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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