MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take 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 MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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