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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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