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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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