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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
elearning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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