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.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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