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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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