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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education are enabling
people
all over 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.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Syria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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