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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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