MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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