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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology enable
people
all over the world
to take 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.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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