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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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