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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations 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 teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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