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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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