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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes 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 online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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