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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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