MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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 MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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