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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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