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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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