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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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