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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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