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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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