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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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