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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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