MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around 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.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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