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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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