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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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