MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part 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.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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