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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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