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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
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.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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