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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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