MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
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
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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