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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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 online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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