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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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