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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take 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.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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