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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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