MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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