MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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