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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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