MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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