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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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