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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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