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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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