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.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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