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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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