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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes 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
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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