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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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