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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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