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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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