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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
blended learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate 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.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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