MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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