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.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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