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
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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