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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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