MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate 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 massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Aland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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