MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take 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.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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