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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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