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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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