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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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