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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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