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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
major 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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