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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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