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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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