MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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