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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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