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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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