MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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