MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
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
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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