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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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