MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in 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 online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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