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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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