MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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