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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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 massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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