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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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