MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part 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.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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