MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
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 massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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