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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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