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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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