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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology enable
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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