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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
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 MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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