MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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