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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning have enabled
learners
in nations all around 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.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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