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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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