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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes 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 massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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