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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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