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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
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 courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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