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
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
elearning enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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