MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take 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.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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