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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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