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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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