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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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