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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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