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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education are empowering
people
in nations all around 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 online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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