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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes 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.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Poland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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