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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic education technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants 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.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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