MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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