MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in 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.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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