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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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