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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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