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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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