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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate 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 MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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