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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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