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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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