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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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