MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic education technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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