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.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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