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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
People want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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