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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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