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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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