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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part 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.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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