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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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