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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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