MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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