MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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