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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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