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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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