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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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