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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to participate 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.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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