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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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