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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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