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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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