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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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