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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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