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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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