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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Brunei to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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