MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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