MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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