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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of 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
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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