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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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