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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses 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.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|