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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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