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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
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.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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