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
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
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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