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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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