MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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