MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses 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.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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