MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology 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.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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