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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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