MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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