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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Senegal to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
major 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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