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
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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