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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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