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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take 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.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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