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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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