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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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