MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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