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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about 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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