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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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