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.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|