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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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