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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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