MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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