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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|