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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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