MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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