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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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