MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
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 massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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