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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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