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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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