MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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