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.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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