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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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