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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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