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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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