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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|