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.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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