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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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