MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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