MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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