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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major 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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