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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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