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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in 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.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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