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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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