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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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