MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes 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.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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