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.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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