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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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