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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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