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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate 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 massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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