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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning are empowering
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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