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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
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 online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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