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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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