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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
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
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important 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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