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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to be participants in 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.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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