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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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