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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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