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
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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