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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses 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.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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