MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
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 classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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