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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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