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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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