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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants 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.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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