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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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