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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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