MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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