MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants 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.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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