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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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