MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines 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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