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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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