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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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