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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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