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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
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 MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
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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