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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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