MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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