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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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