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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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