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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in 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.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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