MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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