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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
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 online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major 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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