MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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