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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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