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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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