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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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