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.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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