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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Chad to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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