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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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