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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants 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 MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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