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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
e-learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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