MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
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 massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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