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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
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
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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