MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part 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 online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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