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.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
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
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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