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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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