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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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