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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all aver the world
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.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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