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.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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