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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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