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
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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