MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education have empowered
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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