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.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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