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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes 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
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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