MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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