MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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