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
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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