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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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