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.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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