MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
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 MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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