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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
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
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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